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Freeman is a small town of 1,565 people in Hutchinson County, South Dakota. It's about 38 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 235 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $741 a month.
1,565people
$164kTypical home
$741/moRent
85° / 27°Summer / winter
40"Snow
248Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,565
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,051 people per sq mi
- 235 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 38 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,035/mo)
- Median rent $741/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 38
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to FSD airport
- 162 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 164 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,532 ft
- 933 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 27 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hutchinson County: R+58 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk